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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug MD88 · Norfolk, VA · April 4, 2004

Date: April 4, 2004 · 18:23 local
Place: Norfolk, VA
Airport: Norfolk International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N969DL
Reported as: Doug MD88
People aboard: 142
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,100 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At 1828E, delta airlines, flight 428, an MD88, experienced a sudden decrease in altitude and speed due to crosswinds. The aircraft landed hard on runway 5 dragging the left wing down the runway. No assistance was requested, and the aircraft continued taxiing to the gate without incident. There were no injuries reported to anyone, and the damage to the aircraft was contained to the left wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 1828E, DELTA AIRLINES, FLIGHT 428, AN MD88, EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN DECREASE IN ALTITUDE AND SPEED DUE TO CROSSWINDS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 5 DRAGGING THE LEFT WING DOWN THE RUNWAY. NO ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TAXIING TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED TO ANYONE, AND THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONTAINED TO THE LEFT WING TIP.